diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/search.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/search.js
index a178faead..37560a74c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/search.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/search.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function submitSearch() {
     const value = getState().getIn(['search', 'value']);
 
     if (value.length === 0) {
+      dispatch(fetchSearchSuccess({ accounts: [], statuses: [], hashtags: [] }, ''));
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.js
index a8b31b677..958a65286 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search_results.js
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class SearchResults extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate () {
+    if (this.props.searchTerm === '') {
+      this.props.fetchSuggestions();
+    }
+  }
+
   handleLoadMoreAccounts = () => this.props.expandSearch('accounts');
 
   handleLoadMoreStatuses = () => this.props.expandSearch('statuses');
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ class SearchResults extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   render () {
     const { intl, results, suggestions, dismissSuggestion, searchTerm } = this.props;
 
-    if (results.isEmpty() && !suggestions.isEmpty()) {
+    if (searchTerm === '' && !suggestions.isEmpty()) {
       return (
         <div className='search-results'>
           <div className='trends'>